Wring Collection
From the Victorian era to modern times, wringing clothes has been a universal chore, as depicted in various artworks throughout history
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From the Victorian era to modern times, wringing clothes has been a universal chore, as depicted in various artworks throughout history. Plate 433's collotype shows a woman diligently wringing out her laundry, while Edward, Lord Montagu, unexpectedly joins the ranks of the washing class in Palace House. In Charles Dickens' "The Merry Wives of Windsor," a lady braves the wind to hang out her washing, and a monkey and cockatoo lend a playful hand on a Christmas card. Using a mangle in the 1950s was a more efficient way to wring out clothes, as seen in a photograph of The Cheese Wring Village in Cornwall. Even Ovid, the ancient Roman poet, was depicted in an engraving, dying silk threads with the help of a wringer. Women's suffrage brought a new perspective to the wringing process, as they demanded the right to vote, just as they did their laundry 'I Wash, Wring and Do It All Myself.' Two abalone divers in Japan, as illustrated by Kitagawa Utamaro, demonstrate the importance of wringing in the fishing industry, while the intricate process of silk production was documented in the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot.